Analogies between the topologial insulator phase of 2D Dirac materials
and the superradiant phase of atom-field systems
Abstract
A semiclassical phase-space perspective of band- and
topological-insulator regimes of 2D Dirac materials, and normal- and
superradiant-phases of atom-field interacting models is given in terms
of delocalization, entropies, and quantum correlation measures. From
this point of view, the low-energy limit of tight-binding models
describing the electronic band structure of topological 2D Dirac
materials like phosphorene and silicene with tunable band gaps, share
similarities with Rabi-Dicke and Jaynes-Cummings atom-field interaction
models, respectively. In particular, the edge state of 2D Dirac
materials in the topological insulator phase exhibits a
Schr\”odinger cat structure similar to the ground state
of two-level atoms in a cavity interacting with a one-mode radiation
field in the superradiant phase. Delocalization seems to be a common
feature of topological insulator and superradiant phases.